Unit 1 Vocabulary #3 (6th Grade)

What is a model?

• A real-life object that is larger than life.

• A copy or representation of something, often smaller than the real thing.

• A type of dinosaur.

• A type of light-sensitive layer in the eye.

What does the retina do?

• It bends light as it passes from one substance to another.

• It is a bundle of nerves that carries signals from your eye to your brain.

• It is the light-sensitive layer at the back of your eye that helps you see.

• It is a model of a dinosaur.

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What is the function of the optic nerve?

• To make things look bigger by bending light.

• To send signals to your brain so you can see the world around you.

• To carry signals from your eye to your brain.

• To represent something smaller than the real thing.

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What does it mean to refract light?

• To create a model of something.

• To send signals to the brain.

• To bend light as it passes from one substance to another.

• To connect the eye to the brain.

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Which of the following is an example of refraction?

• A dinosaur model in a museum.

• The retina sending signals to the brain.

• A magnifying glass making things look bigger.

• The optic nerve connecting the eye to the brain.

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Which part of the eye is responsible for sending visual information to the brain?

• The retina

• The optic nerve

• The model

• The magnifying glass

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What is a common use of a model?

• To bend light.

• To represent something, often smaller than the real thing.

• To send signals to the brain.

• To connect the eye to the brain.

Which of the following best describes the optic nerve?

• A light-sensitive layer in the eye.

• A model of a dinosaur.

• A bundle of nerves that carries signals from your eye to your brain.

• A tool that refracts light.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

How does the retina contribute to vision?

• By bending light to make things look bigger.

• By being a model of something.

• By sending signals to your brain so you can see the world around you.

• By connecting the eye to the brain.

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What happens when light is refracted?

• It is sent to the brain as a signal.

• It is represented as a model.

• It bends as it passes from one substance to another.

• It connects the eye to the brain.

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